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  • Direct shear testing of UO₂ sphere-pac nuclear reactor fuel

    Creator:
    Jenks, Richard P.
    Abstract:
    The design, development, and utilization of a direct shear test apparatus is presented in this thesis. The effectiveness of the device for determining the friction angle stress state parameter is studied. Two materials, alumina and uranium dioxide, were tested. Alumina microspheres were employed in the initial experiments to simulate the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    þÿ AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard P. Jenks for the

  • Extending market potential of blueberries with controlled atmosphere storage

    Creator:
    Boonprasom, Pichaya
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    The goal of this research was to determine if controlled atmosphere (CA) storage could be used to extend the market period of fresh Pacific Northwest blueberries and to evaluate the effects different storage atmospheres have on fruit quality. Furthermore, this research also investigated heat and mass transfer characteristics during cooling...
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    Dissertation
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    graduate programs. I would like to thank Dr. John P. Bolte and Dr. Paul M. Chen for serving on my

  • Structural stability effects on adsorption of bacteriophage T4 lysozyme to colloidal silica

    Creator:
    Tian, Minghua
    Abstract:
    Circular dichroism (CD) spectra were obtained for bacteriophage T4 lysozyme and three of its mutants in the presence and absence of colloidal silica nanoparticles. Mutant lysozymes were produced by substitution of the isoleucine at position 3 with tryptophan, cysteine and leucine. Each substitution resulted in an altered structural stability, quantified...
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    Masters Thesis
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    use facilities in his lab and providing me valuable instructions. I am grateful to Dr. Thomas K

  • Simulated and Experimental Characteristics of Analysis Techniques for ZrCuAlNi/AlOx/Al Metal-Insulator-Metal Tunnel Diodes

    Creator:
    Tan, Cheng
    Abstract:
    This project examines the results of current-voltage conduction mechanism analysis techniques simulated under assumed conduction conditions. Thermionic emission and Fowler-Nordheim tunneling conditions are simulated and analyzed. The resulting plots show how devices behave under different condition mechanisms. The effects of different conduction mechanisms on the results of various analysis techniques...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    - neering Committee Member, Dr. Thomas K. Plant representing Electrical and Com- puter Engineering

  • Inorganic thin-film solar cells

    Creator:
    Spies, Jack Alexander
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    The primary objective of this thesis is to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A new thin-film electron beam deposition system has been installed, is now operational, and has been used to deposit several types of solar cell absorber layers. Material investigations include...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A

  • Investigation of bipolar resistive switching in zinc-tin-oxide for resistive random access memory

    Creator:
    Murali, Santosh
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    Resistive random access memory (RRAM) is a non-volatile memory technology based on resistive switching in a dielectric or semiconductor sandwiched between two different metals. Also known as memristors, these devices are potential candidates for a next-generation replacement for flash memory. In this thesis, bipolar resistive switching is reported for the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . ............................................... 93 Figure 74: ln (I/V) vs. V ½ graph for P-F emission

  • Metabolic engineering of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 for microbial fuel cell application

    Creator:
    Hall, Robert G. (Robert George)
    Abstract:
    Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacteria with the capability of dissimilatory metal reduction. The ability of the organism to reduce a wide range of solid metal-oxides during anaerobic respiration makes it an ideal candidate for the powering of microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which capture the electrons discharged...
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    Masters Thesis
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    - (+)-pantothenate, 5 mg p-aminobenzoic acid, 5 mg thioctic acid, 2 mg biotin, 2 mg folic acid, and 0.1 mg vitamin

  • Design of GaAs monolithically integrated optical receiver amplifier

    Creator:
    Ju, Shu-ing
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Thomas K. Plant for consenting to be on her committee and receiving her thesis. I am pleased to

  • The Effects of Construction Practices on Concrete Construction Joint Performance

    Creator:
    Panduranga Setty, Shreyas
    Abstract:
    Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. When constructing large concrete structures, concrete may have to be placed in multiple lifts. In these cases, fresh concrete is placed on hardened concrete. The interface that is formed between these two lifts of concrete is known as a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Chris Bell and Dr. Ingrid Arocho for being part of my graduate committee. I am grateful to Dr. Thomas

  • Axial development of two-phase flow parameters in a vertical column

    Creator:
    Abel, Kent C.
    Abstract:
    The next generation of nuclear safety analysis computer codes will include detailed modeling of the interfacial area concentration. The interfacial area concentration is the essence of the two-fluid model. It is the most accurate of the two-phase models since it considers each phase independently and links the two phases together...
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    Masters Thesis
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    committee, Dr. Thomas K. Plant and Dr. William F. Reiter, for their valuable comments and their time. I